Supreme Court rejects appeal over pro-Israel ad in Boston

The ad by a pro-Israel group uses the word 'savage’ in apparent association to Palestinians or Muslims.

The Associated Press |
Jan. 11, 2016 | 6:39 PM

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a pro-Israel group that wants to put ads on Boston-area mass transit that authorities rejected as inflammatory.

The justices on Monday let stand court rulings that upheld rejection of the ads by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The agency said ads from the American Freedom Defense Initiative using the word "savage" were "demeaning or disparaging" to Palestinians and Muslims.